Sunday
Services

Our
services are held at 4:00 pm on Sundays in the Fellowship Hall
of the Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church at 56 Highway 6,
Dillon CO 80435. Services
are followed by a Social Hour or a
Potluck at 5:00 pm.

Our weekly Sunday Services take place in the
Fellowship Hall of the Lord of the Mountains Church in Dillon, CO
at 4:00 pm and are followed by a Social Hour or Potluck at 5:00
pm. Potlucks usually occur on the last Sunday of the month.

During 2018 we have had a short sabbatical during
the months of May and November during which no services are held
but other activities take place from time to time.

We
have a consulting minister who preaches on the first Sunday of
each month. The remaining Sunday Services are conducted by
guest UU ministers, as well as ministers from other faiths and
also by accomplished artists, distinguished scientists,
dedicated educators, elected officials, social justice
activists and other successful professionals from diverse
disciplines.

•
Upcoming
Service & Social Time

February 18,
2018: Service & Social Time

Sermon
Title: We Drink from Wells We Did Not Dig

Speaker: Rev.
Kirk Loadmam-Copeland

The
inspiration for this sermon comes from a phrase in
Deuteronomy 6:11: “wells that you didn't have to dig.”

The
metaphor of “digging wells” refers to “going beyond
ourselves” in the same way that people plant trees from
which they will never enjoy the shade or taste the fruit.

The
idea of “going beyond ourselves” is a useful definition of
love.

Join
us in exploring the wells we drink from as well as those we
dig for others.

• Dinner
with Rev Kirk, February 18

Join
your fellow HCUUF’ers for dinner at Sauce on the Blue after
the service on Sunday February 18, 6 PM. Rev. Kirk will be
with us. Let Pat McShane know, since we will have
reservations. pat@patmcshane.com

• How
Big Is Your Love

A
theme that was woven throughout the ministry of Unitarian
Universalist Minister Forrest Church (1948-2009) was love.
He returned to that theme again and again in his preaching
and in his books.In Life Lines: Holding
On (and Letting Go)(1997), he wrote,
“Since the opposite of love is not hate but fear, all that
fear finally protects us from is the possibility of love.”

InFreedom
from Fear: Finding the Courage to Love, Act, and Be(2005),
Church wrote, “Every time we give our heart away, we risk
having it dashed to pieces. Fear promises a safer path:
refuse to give away your heart and it will never be
broken. And it’s true—armored hearts are invulnerable. We
can eliminate a world of trouble from our lives simply by
closing our hearts. Yet the trouble from which we are
liberating ourselves is necessary trouble. We need it as
we need breath. Since the most precious and enduring
lifework is signed by love, to avoid the risk of love is
to cower from life’s only perfect promise.”

Love
& Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow(2008)
recounts Church’s experience with a terminal illness. There
he wrote,“Death is not life’s goal,
only life’s terminus. The goal is to live in such a way that
our lives will prove worth dying for. This is where love
comes into the picture. The one thing that can’t be taken
from us, even by death, is the love we give away before we
go.”

Perhaps
this and more is why his last book,The
Cathedral of the World, embraced a Universalist
theology, a theology of love.

How
big is your love? It is an essential question, for what good
we do in life will be determined, not by our fear, but by
our love.

How
big is your love? And how will you use your love to bless
the world? We should not keep the blessing of love to
ourselves by hoarding it, or offer it only to those few who
are closest to us. Instead, we should use it to bless
others. When what we do is born out of love, the amount of
love in the world increases.

I
don’t know about you, but I am not content with my love; its
depth, its breadth, or its power. The question that I return
to again and again is this, “What does love require?” As I
go through my days and attend to both my experience and
corresponding emotions, I notice judgment and ask, “Why not
love?” I notice anger or fear and ask, “Why not love?” I
notice apathy and indifference and ask, “Why not love?” I
notice competition or pride and ask, “Why not love?”

Each
time I ask the question, love seems the best answer. And
slowly, my love grows. How big is your love?

Have
you been interested to partner with grassroots
organizations to create a lasting partnership in
solidarity with local communities?

Have
you ever wanted to make a real difference while
learning hands on skills and concepts?

“Pacific
Western Region Justice Journey: Roots, Reflections and
Relationships - An Environmental Justice Journey. A
week long immersion experience focusing on
Environmental Sustainability through service,
learning, and through a meditation practice designed
to be reflective and to sustain future justice work.

The Pacific Western Region Mission Trip provides an
opportunity to practice environmental sustainability in
the unique permaculture urban garden at Throop, as well
as a variety of community projects and events. In
addition, the group will engage in centering meditative
UU and Buddhist practices as developed by Rev. Jaelynn
Scott’s Mutuality Movement as a way to build a lifelong
foundation for justice work and compassionate
understanding. Registration: https://register.pwruua.org/event-registrations/pwr-mission-trip/
Contact: Katie Covey, PWR Mission Trip Lead at katiecovey@gmail.com.